Travel Help

Ticket booking help? Whatever your journey in the UK by public transport, Gates Travel based in Ambleside offer a great service: they will find out the best times and routes for you, and the best prices (including Advance saver tickets), book your ticket and post it to you – and only charge you £1 per ticket (+ £1 per seat reservation).

Gates Travel Service: phone 015394 33200 or email them at ambleside@gatestravel.co.uk. You can also use their enquiry page, especially for WalkingWomen customers by clicking on the logo above or use this link, http://www.gatestravel.co.uk/ww

National Rail Enquiries: excellent website for finding out train times and prices (though you then have to go to a train line website to buy them) http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ or phone: 08457 484950 08457 484950

By Car

London Gatwick is 45kms (28 miles) south of London, directly linked to the M23 motorway at junction 9 and to the A23 London-Brighton road. Just a 10 minute drive away, the M25 further connects with the UK’s extensive road and motorway network. Journey time from central London approx. 60-70 mins.

Parking

Parking at Gatwick is increasingly competitive, and it pays to compare prices online – see www.airport-parking-quote.co.uk NCP Flightpath has transfers from their ‘on airport’ car parks every 10 minutes, 24 hours – which is a consideration for early flights. Tel: 0800 128128 .

Valet Parking: Alternatively you could try one of the ‘off airport’ companies such as CTS Valet Parking on 017377 60558 : 7 days parking £50 in cash or by cheque, they will meet you at Gatwick (North Terminal – outside Departures; South Terminal – outside ground floor Arrivals), take your car 10/15 mins drive away to a secure parking area, then you phone them from Baggage Reclaim on your return and they bring your car back to the airport. (Cheaper than airport parking, happily used by many WW!)

By Coach

Gatwick is connected to over 400 towns and cities across the UK by a variety of frequent, daily coach services. Most airport services are in air-conditioned vehicles. Some of the direct services available include those to Heathrow, London, Bristol, Brighton, Birmingham, Oxford. Cambridge and Norwich.

The main coach station is on the ground floor at South Terminal and is accessible by lift, walkway and escalator. A majority of services also call at North Terminal. National Express operate a majority of nationwide services from Gatwick. www.nationalexpress.com or +44 (0) 8705 808080

By Train

Gatwick station is located at the South Terminal – with a train link to the North Terminal.

The Connex South Central service from Victoria runs hourly after midnight. For information about Connex and other services from elsewhere, visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or phone BR Train Enquiries on: 08456 484950

Manchester Airport

By Car

The Airport is accessed by the M56, by getting off at Junction 5. Directions to the terminals are well signposted from all approach roads. Local access is via the A5103 or A34. (Journey time from central Manchester is 20-25 mins)

Car parking

Car parking for the duration of the holiday should cost £39-£45 (2007 price) depending on which parking option you go for – book at https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/ or phone 0871 310 2200 (cheaper if booked in advance).

By Train

Manchester Airport station offers direct rail services, operated by Tranpennine Express and First North Western to over 100 destinations in the UK. There are direct night service trains to and from Sheffield, Leeds, Huddersfield, Manchester, Bolton, Preston and Blackpool.

From Manchester: During the day there are six trains an hour into the city centre and up to four through the night. Trains run to Manchester Piccadilly rail station and take approximately 15 – 20 minutes and cost approx £5; many continue onto Oxford Road, Deansgate and Salford Central stations.
From Manchester Piccadilly you can connect onto rail services countrywide.

By Bus/Coach

Frequent service from central Manchester Single fare approx: £3.00 Express service journey time 15-20 mins. Coach and bus connections are available from Major towns and cities in the North-West. National Express operates services from destinations throughout the UK. The bus station is outside Terminal 1 International Arrivals, with an additional stop at Terminal 2 Arrivals.

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